Those in US given chance to have more professional usernames without losing access to account Did your McLovin!1976!@gmail.com email address seem funny at the time but less so now you are applying for dozens of jobs? Google has said it is giving US users a chance to appear more professional by letting them change their …
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PlayStation 5 (version tested), Xbox, Nintendo Switch 2, PC; Deck Nine/Square EnixMax and Chloe, the two teen protagonists of the 2015 game, reunite as adults – giving players the chance to finally finish their journey In 2015, Life Is Strange stood out for two reasons: its female protagonists, a depressingly rare feature at the time, …
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In week five of Rhik Samadder’s diary, our resident AI skeptic decided to let AI take the lead on a date. If uncanny valley was a conversational style, it’s this I’m single. Is it because I am emotionally avoidant, waiting on a unicorn, or under 6ft tall? Perhaps a spicy meatball of all three? Or …
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Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solving Pupils using artificial intelligence are losing their capacity for critical thinking, according to a survey of secondary school teachers in England. Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need …
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Anonymous activist Martha Root on how she hacked into, and took down, a dating site for white supremacists. With reporting from investigative journalist Eva Hoffman There’s a dating site for everyone: Jdate for Jews, Muzz for Muslims and Raya for celebrities. And for white supremacists? WhiteDate, “for Europids seeking tribal love”. The mysterious hacker/activist Martha …
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Ofcom research shows people also concerned old posts could affect personal or professional life Social media users in the UK are becoming less active on tech platforms due to the rise of video apps and fears that posts could come back to haunt them, according to the communications watchdog. Ofcom said just under half of …
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Nearly 2,000 internal files were briefly leaked after ‘human error’, raising fresh security questions at the AI company Anthropic accidentally released part of the internal source code for its AI-powered coding assistant, Claude Code, due to “human error”, the company said on Tuesday. An internal-use file mistakenly included in a software update pointed to an …
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Distressed riders who were stranded for hours say Apollo Go customer service agents offered ‘useless platitudes’ A “system malfunction” has caused several self-driving robotaxis to stall in the middle of the road in China, police have confirmed, after distressed riders were stranded for hours. Local authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan said they …
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How much do you know about the history of one of the most powerful computing companies on the planet? In the 50 years since it was founded, Apple has long been seen as one of the most significant technology companies globally. The design and manufacturing decisions taken in Cupertino, California have affected product design across …
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Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donations At 194 years old, Jonathan, the giant tortoise, was a youngster when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne – and has now lived long enough to fall victim to a crypto scam. News outlets including the BBC, …
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